Database security

> Suppose that I am a "new" ISP in Greece and I want to "steal" some of the
> market share here.
>
> I have two ways:
>
> 1- Read the RIPE DB info and find out who the customers are
> 2- traceroute to major potential customers and find out who the ISPs are
>
> I do not think that this is a problem with the RIPE DB.

 Oh, but it is. Think about it. With traceroute, I would need to start tracing
all the customer I can think of. This will require a lot of time, AND will be
based on my good guess as to which customers belong to that company I am trying
to steal customers from. Lots of guesswork, no accuracy guarantee, and days of
work.
 With the RIPE DB, all I need is their AS number. Then I can find the route
objects related to it, and then a simple recursive query will give me their
full, 100% accurate customer list, with addresses, phone numbers and every info
I need (including the size of their network, which could point to the size of
the company). No guesswork, 100% accuracy, 15 minute work.

 :-)

 10x again,

  Sincerely,            \'"'/
     Barak Engel       ( o o )
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